TOP LOCAL News
By AL SULLIVAN
March 6, 2025
BAYONNE, NJ - The Hudson County Board of Commissioners celebrated Kelly Carroll of Bayonne on being named as the 2024-2025 teacher of the year for Hudson County. Carroll, currently serving as Assistant Principal at William Shemin Midtown Community School was also the 2024 Bayonne District Teacher ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Lieutenant Vincent Bonaccolta took the time to read to the young learners at Woodrow Wilson School, sparking excitement and curiosity as part of Read Across America earlier this week. Read Across America week is an annual event that typically takes ...
SOMERVILLE, NJ - Eating Disorders Awareness Week is an annual campaign sponsored by the National Eating Disorders Association. For 2025, the annual week dedicated to drawing the public’s attention to eating disorders began on Monday, February 24, and concluded on Sunday, March 2. The theme of this ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the semifinal round of the NJSIAA North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 65-25 victory over Scotch Plains-Fanwood on Wednesday.Bayonne, the No. 1 seed, will host second-seeded Westfield in the sectional final on Saturday at 1 p..m. Scotch ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Registration for the 10th season of the Bayonne Division of Recreation’s special needs baseball league closes on Friday.The “Buddy Baseball League” is a program for developmentally and physically challenged youth and adults, ages 4 to adult, helping them to enjoy the full benefits of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - In the past, Dennis Collins Park was largely a place where downtown kids hung out.“Kids from the neighborhood used to go there until they were old enough to go hang out at the 16th Street Park,” First Ward Councilman Neil Carroll told TAPinto Bayonne in response to a question about ...
BAYONNE, NJ - A public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a financial agreement that will allow a large project on Avenue F and adjacent streets to pay in lieu of taxes over the next 25 years.The hearing will take place during the Bayonne City Council’s next meeting on March 19.After ...
BAYONNE, NJ - The Bayonne Public Library will soon be hosting a game development club for young residents who want to learn how to code and make video games.The club, which launched on March 3, will meet from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. in the library’s small programming room.Meetings will be held on ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne’s public schools will see a 1.7 percent cut in state aid for the next school year, according to numbers released following Governor Phil Murphy’s recent budget address.“It is disappointing,” said Board President Mary Jane Desmond. “This is about a 3% cut from last year's state ...
BAYONNE, NJ – Top-seeded Bayonne advanced in the quarterfinal round of the North 2, Group 4 tournament with a 71-40 victory over Elizabeth on Monday.Giselle Davis scored 20 points and came down with 10 rebounds for Bayonne (24-5), which jumped on top, 20-4, after one quarter.McKenzie Neal, a senior ...
JERSEY CITY, NJ - As the Irish in America prepare to paint the town green for St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, another holiday, unique to many taste buds on the Emerald Isle looms…Pancake Tuesday, also known as ‘Shrove Tuesday’ is observed by many Christians as their feast day before a period of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - While most of the students at last month’s Black History Month celebration came from the African American Studies program at the school, many of them had never actually tasted some of the historic foods associated with Black culture, especially in the American South.“Food is a ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Commander Glen J. Flora recently welcomed the Midtown Bears to the Historical VFW Post 226 Veterans Museum and gave the history of the Poppy (Remembrance Flower), the Forget Me Not (Disabled American Veterans Flower), and the Red Rose (Marine Corps Veterans Flower). Commander Flora ...
BETHESDA, MD - 20 styles of children’s pajamas, including those featuring Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Hello Kitty, and Dalmatian Print are being recalled by the retailer that sold them, the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced in a notice.Manufactured in China, Hong Kong, and Vietnam, the ...
You can have a beautiful, productive garden while working with nature to manage insect pests. As you incorporate various eco-friendly pest management strategies, you will encourage songbirds, beneficial insects, and pollinators to visit your gardens. You will find slight variations of definitions, ...
BAYONNE, NJ - While the Administration of President Donald Trump has attacked efforts aimed at DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) programming in schools and the workplace, the Bayonne Board of Education appears to be taking a different tack with its establishment of an affirmative action ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Initial plans would transform the City of Bayonne, notably the 27-acre acre area known as Harbor Station South located at the Military Ocean Terminal got the approval of the Bayonne Planning Board recently.More specifically, the board approved dividing the into two segments, as well ...
Leer en españolNEWARK - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Wednesday the “imminent” reopening of the Delaney Hall Facility in Newark, the first new immigration detention facility under the administration of President Donald Trump.Delaney Hall’s reopening comes after ...
WASHINGTON, DC – Board Members of the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police (NJSACOP) made a special visit to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Ceremony on Feb. 25, laying a wreath to remember and honor those unidentified service members who made the ultimate ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Hudson Plaza Motel, the last motel in the city of Bayonne, may be redeveloped after the Bayonne City Council voted to allow the Planning Board to review the site it stands on as one possibly in need of redevelopment.Located near the border with Jersey City the iconic motel has at ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Mary Jane Desmond, who currently serves as president of the Bayonne Board of Education, is expected to be named Acting Business Administrator for the City of Bayonne at the next city council meeting, Mayor Jimmy Davis told TAPinto Bayonne.Donna Russo, who is currently serving in the ...
BAYONNE, NJ – The Bayonne girls basketball team advanced in the opening round of the NJSIAA Section 2, Group 4 tournament with a 79-28 victory over Phillipsburg on Thursday.Giselle Davis collected 18 points, 10 rebounds and three assists for Bayonne (23-5), which jumped out to a 21-4 lead after one ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne students will welcome the District’s third furry friend to classrooms across the city. Max joins Mabel, a Golden Retriever Pyrenees mix & Ernie, a Goldendoodle puppy who were previously approved for the 2024-2025 school year.The dogs visit schools throughout the district ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Bayonne’s public schools and the Bayonne Police Department will partner to provide a violence and substance use prevention program for students, following the approval of the program by the Bayonne Board of Education.The Law Enforcement Against Drugs (LEAD) program will focus on ...
BAYONNE, NJ - With only minor glitches, The Bayonne Board of Education’s road trip to visit all the public schools seemed to be extremely successful, drawing a crowd larger than usual to the Mary J. Donohoe School earlier this week.Prior to the official portion of the meeting kicking off, students ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Great minds think alike, according to an old mantra. This may be the case with former School Trustee Christopher Munoz appealing to the Board of Education to resume a program to root out students who are illegally attending Bayonne schools.Munoz said he has seen kids being dropped off ...
BAYONNE, NJ - School nurses from throughout the district appeared before the Bayonne Board of Education earlier this week to plead for more equitable wages.As many as a dozen nurses told the board that their salaries do not take into account the amount of work they are required to do, nor their ...
TRENTON, NJ — Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a record $58.1 billion state budget with more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees, a continued commitment to property-tax relief, and a raft of socially progressive initiatives that may collide with what he called “the noise of chaos and confusion” of ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Ed “Lefty” Grimes, an activist fighting for access for the disabled, appeared before the Bayonne City Council recently asking that officials consider returning to providing remote access to meetings, as was done during the COVID pandemic.The city suspended its online system after the ...
BAYONNE, NJ - Members of Boy Scout Troop 19 paid the Bayonne City Council a visit earlier this month on their road to getting their merit badges for civics.Filling one of the pews, the scouts gave full attention to the meeting, making sure they took notes for later reference.Troop 19 has existed in ...